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We also assume, that privacy sensitivity and negative experience with apps have a significantly negative influence on all factors of the core model. Study design For the empirical testing of our research model, we conducted a standardised survey among users of navigation, fitness and weather apps. The exact flow of the survey can be seen in Figure 4. Figure 4: Survey flow in the used questionnaire The mentioned factors were operationalised using already established scales where it was possible and choosing the thematically closest possible scales as a template where it was not. The origin or template of every used scale can be seen in Figure 5. Figure 5: Overview of used scales 42